Sonny Hertzberg vs. Dirk Nowitzki Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Dirk Nowitzki and Sonny Hertzberg that includes championships won, honors and awards obtained, regular season and playoffs stats and other data put side by side.

Who scored more points in his career? Who averaged more points in playoffs? Who won more championships? Who led the season more times? Who won more MVP awards? These questions and many more, are answered here. It includes NBA Championships, seasons, playoffs, awards, statistical data for points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks and percentages.

Head-To-Head Career Comparison

Sonny Hertzberg

vs.

Dirk Nowitzki

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Sonny Hertzberg: 1946-47 to 1950-51
Dirk Nowitzki: 1998-99 to 2018-19

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Sonny Hertzberg 0 Dirk Nowitzki 1

NBA Seasons Sonny Hertzberg 5 Dirk Nowitzki 21

Playoffs Played Sonny Hertzberg 3 Dirk Nowitzki 15

All-Star Games Sonny Hertzberg 0 Dirk Nowitzki 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Sonny Hertzberg 0 * Dirk Nowitzki 1

Finals MVP Sonny Hertzberg 0 * Dirk Nowitzki 1

All-NBA First Team Sonny Hertzberg 0 Dirk Nowitzki 4

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Sonny Hertzberg 0 Dirk Nowitzki 12

* Notes: Season MVP is awarded since 1955-56. Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Sonny Hertzberg 8.7 Dirk Nowitzki 20.7

Rebounds Per Game Sonny Hertzberg 4.0 * Dirk Nowitzki 7.5

Assists Per Game Sonny Hertzberg 2.1 Dirk Nowitzki 2.4

Steals Per Game Sonny Hertzberg - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 0.8

Blocks Per Game Sonny Hertzberg - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Sonny Hertzberg 2,563 Dirk Nowitzki 31,560

Total Rebounds Sonny Hertzberg 260 * Dirk Nowitzki 11,489

Total Assists Sonny Hertzberg 618 Dirk Nowitzki 3,651

Total Steals Sonny Hertzberg - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 1,210

Total Blocks Sonny Hertzberg - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 1,281

Total Games Sonny Hertzberg 293 Dirk Nowitzki 1,522

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Sonny Hertzberg .299 Dirk Nowitzki .471

3-Point Percentage Sonny Hertzberg - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki .380

Free Throw Percentage Sonny Hertzberg .792 Dirk Nowitzki .879

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Sonny Hertzberg 10.2 (1950) Dirk Nowitzki 26.6 (2006)

Rebounds Per Game Sonny Hertzberg 4.0 (1951) * Dirk Nowitzki 9.9 (2002)

Assists Per Game Sonny Hertzberg 3.8 (1951) Dirk Nowitzki 3.5 (2008)

Steals Per Game Sonny Hertzberg - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 1.4 (2003)

Blocks Per Game Sonny Hertzberg - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 1.5 (2005)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Sonny Hertzberg 9.1 Dirk Nowitzki 25.3

Rebounds Per Game Sonny Hertzberg 1.0 * Dirk Nowitzki 10.0

Assists Per Game Sonny Hertzberg 1.9 Dirk Nowitzki 2.5

Steals Per Game Sonny Hertzberg - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 1.0

Blocks Per Game Sonny Hertzberg - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Sonny Hertzberg 164 Dirk Nowitzki 3,663

Total Rebounds Sonny Hertzberg 2 * Dirk Nowitzki 1,446

Total Assists Sonny Hertzberg 35 Dirk Nowitzki 360

Total Steals Sonny Hertzberg - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 149

Total Blocks Sonny Hertzberg - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 129

Total Games Sonny Hertzberg 18 Dirk Nowitzki 145

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Sonny Hertzberg .294 Dirk Nowitzki .462

3-Point Percentage Sonny Hertzberg - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki .365

Free Throw Percentage Sonny Hertzberg .833 Dirk Nowitzki .892

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Sonny Hertzberg 10.7 (1949) Dirk Nowitzki 28.4 (2002)

Rebounds Per Game Sonny Hertzberg 1.0 (1951) * Dirk Nowitzki 13.1 (2002)

Assists Per Game Sonny Hertzberg 2.5 (1949) Dirk Nowitzki 4.0 (2008)

Steals Per Game Sonny Hertzberg - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 2.0 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Sonny Hertzberg - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 2.6 (2004)

Notes: * Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.